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U.S. orders non-standard ammunition for allies
by Richard Tomkins
Dulles, Va. (UPI) Oct 05, 2016


Egypt receives surplus U.S. armored vehicles
Cairo (UPI) Oct 3, 2016 - A second batch of mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles from the United States has been received by Egypt under an Excess Defense Articles grant program.

Ahram Online reported the delivery was marked with a ceremony attended by the head of the vehicles department in Egypt's Defense Ministry, Gen. Khaled Roshdy, who said it was a powerful indication "of the depth of strategic relations and shared interests" between Egypt and the United States.

The exact number of vehicles delivered was not disclosed but in May an initial batch of 762 MRAPs were delivered at no cost to Egypt.

The vehicles were originally designed for U.S. military operations and provide enhanced levels of protection to soldiers.

Non-U.S. standard ammunition has been ordered by the U.S. government from Orbital ATK for supply to undisclosed international allies.

The orders were issued in September and this month under an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract and total about $126 million.

"Orbital ATK has long been a reliable source of affordable, high-quality ammunition to the U.S. Armed Forces and its allies across the globe," said Kent Holiday, vice president and general manager of Orbital ATK's Small Caliber Systems Division of the Defense Systems Group. "We are honored to support our Army customer in every facet of ammunition requirements they may have, and these significant orders continue Orbital ATK's legacy of commitment and performance to the U.S. Army NSA program."

Orbital ATK operates the U.S. Army's Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Independence, Mo., and is the largest manufacturer of small-caliber ammunition for the U.S. Department of Defense.

Additional details of the orders were not disclosed.


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